Cahors, Prefecture city in Lot, France
Located within a meander of the Lot River, Cahors features the 14th-century Valentré Bridge and Saint-Etienne Cathedral with Byzantine-style domes at 130 meters elevation.
Originally named Divona Cadurcorum, the settlement transformed from a Celtic fountain sanctuary into a Roman urban center before becoming a medieval financial hub.
The Cahors Blues Festival, established in 1982, brings musicians and music enthusiasts together each summer while celebrating the regional wine traditions.
The city connects to Toulouse via the A20 motorway and regular train services, with the journey taking approximately one hour and twenty-five minutes.
Medieval financiers from Cahors gained such notoriety for their lending practices that Dante mentioned them specifically in his Inferno.
Location: canton of Cahors-Nord-Est
Location: canton of Cahors-Nord-Ouest
Location: canton of Cahors-Sud
Location: Lot
Location: arrondissement of Cahors
Elevation above the sea: 209 m
Shares border with: Arcambal, Calamane, Flaujac-Poujols, Labastide-Marnhac, Lamagdelaine, Mercuès, Le Montat, Pradines, Trespoux-Rassiels, Saint-Pierre-Lafeuille, Bellefont-La Rauze, Belfort-du-Quercy
Phone: +33565208787
Email: communication@mairie-cahors.fr
Website: https://cahorsagglo.fr
GPS coordinates: 44.44750,1.44056
Latest update: May 26, 2025 19:19
Pont Valentré
747 m
Cahors Cathedral
201 m
Château de Mercuès
6.5 km
Holy Headdress
201 m
Musée de Cahors Henri-Martin
191 m
Diane's Arch
486 m
Hôtel de Roaldès
331 m
Église Saint-Urcisse de Cahors
363 m
Cahors amphitheatre
223 m
Tour Jean XXII
479 m
Château les Bouysses
6.3 km
Église Saint-Barthélemy de Cahors
512 m
Bibliothèque municipale fonds ancien du Pays de Cahors
190 m
Cape Nature Recreation Park
5 km
Hôtel de ville de Cahors
103 m
Divona Cadurcorum
487 m
Grenier du Chapitre
228 m
Tour de péage de Laroque-des-Arcs
3.8 km
Immeuble des Mirepoises
368 m
Youpi Parc
2.7 km
L'Archipel
685 m
Église du Sacré-Cœur de Cahors
437 m
Sainte-Coiffe de Cahors
215 m
Parc pour enfant de Mercuès
7.1 km
Église Saint-Martin de Flaujac-Poujols
6.6 km
Théâtre municipal de Cahors
306 m
Fontaine des Chartreux
851 m
Église des Augustins
312 mReviews
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